Search Results for: essay (719 results found) How To Answer The Most Common MBA Interview Questions (NEWS) By: Greg Yang | Last Updated: September 7, 2023 How To Answer The Most Common MBA Interview Questions The MBA interview is a prime opportunity for applicants to make their case for why a business school should accept them. Knowing what to expect and how to respond is key. Simplilearn recently rounded up some of the most frequently asked MBA interview questions and offered… 3 Steps To Strategically Plan Your Career (NEWS) By: Greg Yang | Last Updated: July 29, 2023 3 Steps to Strategically Plan Your Career Careers play a large role in our overall life satisfaction. But how often do we take charge in planning and making our careers happen on our own terms? And what does good strategic career planning really look like? These are questions that Christine de Largy, Executive Fellow with… 3 Invaluable Tips For Getting Into Stanford GSB (NEWS) By: Greg Yang | Last Updated: September 7, 2023 3 Insider Tips for Getting Into Stanford GSB Stanford Graduate School of Business, ranked number one in P&Q’s “Top Business Schools” ranking, is a place where leaders come together and embody the school’s mission: “Change Lives, Change Organizations, Change the World.” But changing the world is no easy feat. Nor is gaining admission into Stanford… How Shaquille O’Neal Earned His MBA (NEWS) By: Greg Yang | Last Updated: June 3, 2023 How Shaquille O’Neal Earned His MBA When Shaquille O’Neal wasn’t being taken seriously in business meetings, he knew something had to be done. “I noticed that every time I’d go to a business meeting that the guys who we’re doing deals with would be like, ‘Hello Shaq, how are you doing?’ And then they would… Analytics: The Most Critical MBA Skill (NEWS) By: Greg Yang | Last Updated: April 22, 2024 Analytics: The Most Critical MBA Skill Business analytics is more important than ever before. Fortune recently spoke to a number of leading industry experts, including the dean of Columbia Business School, who stressed the importance of MBAs being comfortable with data as more roles require MBA grads to go beyond the traditional business skillset. “As… The Power Of Stories In Your MBA Application (NEWS) By: Susan, Founder of SIA Admissions | Last Updated: June 28, 2022 Our entire human history is made up of stories. Whether presenting goals or recounting an experience, sharing through stories engages the reader, making it more vivid, memorable, and relatable. In the MBA application, particularly in essays, stories help share motivations, character, and the experiences that have shaped what matters most to the applicant. Strong stories… How The MBA Became More Attractive During COVID (NEWS) By: Greg Yang | Last Updated: July 12, 2021 Applications to business schools applications rose by 2.4% globally last year, despite the world being shut down by a pandemic. Notably, applications to Columbia Business School and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, jumped a whopping 18% and 21%, respectively.That increase in MBA admissions, experts say, is here to stay. Bloomberg Businessweek recently looked into… Duke Fuqua Gives MBA Application A Makeover (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: June 25, 2019 Schools rarely stand pat with their MBA application processes from year to year — and when they see a big dip in applications, they are all but guaranteed to make some adjustments. That's the case this summer at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, which saw a 6.2% drop in apps in 2017-2018. The school's changes… Yale SOM 2019-2020 MBA Application Deadlines (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: June 18, 2019 Yale School of Management today (June 18) posted its MBA application deadlines for the 2019-2020 admissions season. The earliest round one deadline is Sept. 10, with decisions released on December 4th. Yale set a round two cutoff of Jan. 7, 2020, with decisions out on March 24, while its third and final round deadline is… 5 Ways To Improve Your Career Profile Without Changing Jobs (NEWS) By: Scott Edinburgh, Founder Personal MBA Coach | Last Updated: May 19, 2022 For the majority of MBA hopefuls, changing jobs while working on your applications is not ideal. However, all hope is not lost for those candidates looking to beef up their experiences and develop new skills before hitting submit! Personal MBA Coach would like to share the steps you can and should be taking now to… Yale SOM 2018-2019 MBA Deadlines (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: June 2, 2018 Yale University’s School of Management yesterday (June 1) moved up its round one MBA application deadline by a day to Sept. 12 for the Class of 2021. The school also decided to retain its single 500-word essay question from last year. For candidates who make the early deadline, SOM promises to notify applicants who get… HBS Kicks Off 2018-19 MBA App Season (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: April 19, 2018 It’s official! Harvard Business School has kicked off the 2018-2019 MBA admissions season. Even before making final decisions on its round three applicants for this coming fall, Harvard today (April 17) announced that deadlines for next year. HBS set a Sept. 5th cutoff date for round one applicants for the Class of 2021 and a… 4 MBA Admissions Myths Dispelled By Data (NEWS) By: Gregory Yang | Last Updated: September 23, 2017 4 Myths About MBA Admissions Dispelled By Data MBA application season is a stressful time. It can be helpful to seek advice, but it’s important to filter out what is fact and what is myth. Lawrence Linker, founder of MBA Link and contributor at Forbes, recently dispelled four common MBA admissions myths. Linker referenced data from… NYU Stern Unveils Big Changes To MBA App (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: June 12, 2017 NYU Stern's School of Business today (June 12) unveiled the most dramatic changes to its MBA application in many years. Among other things, the new application requirements will assess candidates on “fit” with the school's culture by adding what Stern is calling an emotional intelligence (EQ) endorsement from a colleague or peer and a new… INSEAD Adds Video Test To MBA Application (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: June 28, 2016 Let's go to the video tape! INSEAD has become the latest business school to add a video component to its MBA admissions process for the September 2017 intake for the class that would graduate in July of 2018. The school also cut out one required essay this year, reducing the number of essays for admission… The MBA Gatekeeper At Cornell Johnson (NEWS) By: Ethan Baron | Last Updated: July 30, 2015 If you’re thinking about an MBA, you need to start getting your finances in order - before you even start applying to business schools. So says Judi Byers, executive director of admissions at the Cornell University Johnson School of Management. Byers recommends putting your dollar signs in a row because taking care of that allows more… The Best MBA Networking Strategies (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: July 17, 2015 The Best Networking Strategies “Your network is your net worth.” Pretty catchy, isn’t it? Like your net worth, your network’s value grows or depreciates with every interaction. In the end, size and scope aren’t always the best barometers for a network’s value. Instead, networks are often measured by less quantifiable measures like goodwill, engagement, and… Sneak Peek At HBS’ Class of 2016 (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: June 4, 2020 The individual members of Harvard Business School's newest class may be vastly different from one another but on a macro basis the students in HBS' Class of 2016 are pretty much a mirror image of those who just completed their first year as MBAs. That's the conclusion from an analysis of a preliminary profile of… INSEAD Quietly Revamps MBA Apps (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: June 12, 2020 In the midst of an admissions season, INSEAD is quietly revamping the way candidates apply for admission into its one-year MBA program in Fontainebleu, France, and Singapore. The changes—released on the school’s website this week—were done without notice or fanfare. The school is reducing the word counts for its essays by 400 words to 2,300,… Low GMAT Top Reason For Getting Dinged (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 15, 2021 Getting dinged from one of your favorite business schools is often as mysterious as it is stinging. That's mainly because business school admission officials rarely if ever tell applicants why they got a rejection letter instead of an acceptance. But a new survey of B-school admissions officers shows that far and away the biggest application… Columbia Business School Sells NYC Location (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 22, 2021 Columbia Business School is now asking applicants for the Class of 2016 to view and comment on a pair of videos that leverage the school's location in New York City which it describes as "the world's business capital." One clip shows Columbia MBA students from Franklin, Kentucky, and Nairobi, Kenya, extolling the virtues of studying… 233 B-Schools in China Now Offer MBA (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: November 18, 2021 Some 233 business and management schools now offer the MBA degree in China and nearly 200,000 Chinese citizens have obtained the degree, according to a new report by China Daily. Yet, no more than a dozen of the schools are accredited by either of the two major accreditation agencies for business schools. Concludes the newspaper… A Candid Look At HBS’ New Admit Changes (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: November 29, 2021 Shortly after the unveiling of the new Harvard Business School application, with its changed essay set Poets&Quants interviewed Sanford "Sandy" Kreisberg, the founder of HBSguru.com, an admission consultancy which focuses on HBS and other leading business schools. Kreisberg has been consulting with applicants since the 1970s and has seen more than a dozen iterations of HBS… The Best of MilitarytoBusiness Blog’s Admission Advice (NEWS) By: Henry Updegrave | Last Updated: June 10, 2011 (Selected Excerpts from the MilitarytoBusiness blog on how to apply, letters of recommendations, essay tips, and advice on the business school interview. For our story on the HBS grads behind the blog and their new admissions consulting business venture, see Do Military Veterans Need MBA Admissions Advice?) Begin your dream school application first, but turn… The Gatekeeper to Stanford’s Business School (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 13, 2023 The phones in Stanford University’s Business School admissions office aren’t ringing as often as they did. The number of applicants showing up at Stanford’s information sessions around the world is down as well. For Derrick Bolton, who racked up 240,000 miles of flying last year as dean and director of admissions, it has meant an… The Rebel Savant Of MBA Admissions Consulting (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 1, 2021 “Do you want to know who gets into Harvard Business School and how it works?” Sandy Kreisberg asks the question as if he’s about to divulge Coca-Cola’s secret formula to a rival company spy. In Darwin’s coffeehouse off Harvard Square, the long-time MBA admissions consultant leans across a table with a serious air. He reaches… The MBA World, According to HBS Guru (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 23, 2010 Sandy Kreisberg, aka HBS Guru, has a reputation for telling it like it is--or at least how the highly opinionated Sandy sees it. Here are some compelling excerpts of our interview from "The Rebel Savant of MBA Admissions Consulting": COKE IS HARVARD, PEPSI IS STANFORD, AND WHARTON IS DR. PEPPER “Harvard and Stanford are like…